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RAT ATTACK! Population growth
07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kiersten Newtoff1, Gina Wesley1, Will Gretes2, Allison Bell2, Kelly Livernoche1, Sean McNamara3, Jeff Leips4
1. Montgomery College 2. Howard Community College 3. Community College of Baltimore County 4. University of Maryland Baltimore County
This module contains exercises focused on the use and interpretation of density independent and density dependent population growth models. Students build logistic and exponential growth models in...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4005/?v=1
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Fitting Exponential and Logistic Growth Models to Bacterial Cell Count Data
17 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Adam Rumpf
Florida Polytechnic University
In this activity, students will model a noisy set of bacterial cell count data using both exponential and logistic growth models. For each model the students will plot the data (or a linear...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2831/?v=1
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Coyote Habituation and a Scientist Spotlight on Dr. Christopher Schell
25 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Darlene Panvini
Belmont University
Dr. Christopher Schell is an ecologist who uses a variety of techniques to study mammalian carnivores in urban areas. This scientist spotlight uses graphs from his study on parental habituation to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2455/?v=1
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Analysis of Amylase Activity
24 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Allison Carter Burlyn1, Christina Fieber1, Melanie Lenahan2
1. Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2. Raritan Valley Community College
This lab is an exploration of enzyme function and the effects of environmental conditions on the activity of the enzyme amylase. The lab utilizes analytical and graphing skills to assess enzyme...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2145/?v=1
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(Online) Figure of the Week: Skills for Interpreting Comparative Genomics Figures
18 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert E Furrow
University of California, Davis
Students use their number sense to make observations and explain or guess at patterns shown, discussing in a weekly online Q&A forum.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1937/?v=1
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Figure of the Day: Identifying Ambiguity and Biases in Data Figures
21 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Raisa Hernández-Pacheco
The adaptation focuses on presenting figures with all the information in their axes. However, such figures present a medium level of quality to encourage students to discuss conceptually in groups...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1856/?v=1
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COVID-19 Simulator (ISEE) Module
20 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Hews
Amherst College
This accessible module guides students through exploring the COVID-19 Simulator developed by ISEE. Students dig into the four scenarios provided (including the parameters and the graphs), construct...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1775/?v=1
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Coronavirus Epidemic Curves - Graphically Interpreting Derivatives
19 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Hews
A set of exam questions or class activity related to 'flatten the curve' during the coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Content includes: notation, first derivative, second derivative, and interpreting...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1774/?v=1
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Figure of the Week: Environmental Data Analysis/Statistics Version
06 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jennifer Prairie
University of San Diego
Adaptation of Figure of the Day activity used on a weekly basis in an environmental data analysis/statistics course.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1288/?v=1
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Figure of the Day - Teaching Notes - Boersma
01 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kate S Boersma
University of San Diego
Teaching notes from my application of Figure of the Day in my BIOL305 Ecology lecture course for biology majors.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1276/?v=1
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Figure of the Week (Non-major's Biology)
01 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Heather McGray
San Diego City College
Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1270/?v=1
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Additional Figures of the Day - Parasitology
30 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Elizabeth Hamman
St Mary's College of Maryland
These additional figures were used in a Parasitology course (juniors and seniors) at Radford University.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1251/?v=1
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Some Figures of the Day for Microbiology
28 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Polly Parks
El Camino College
Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown. These are some specifically for microbiology.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1244/?v=1
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Figure of the Day - Adapted for Non-Majors
09 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Crystal Peirce
Harper College
Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1165/?v=1
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Nucleoplasmic Index
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces the nucleoplasmic index in the context of understanding how the volume of organelles and cell contents change during the cell cycle. It is intended for an introductory...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1038/?v=1
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Figure of the Day: Disease version
20 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Arietta Fleming-Davies
QUBES; Radford University
Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown. Forked version with all infectious disease graphs.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/934/?v=1
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Figure of the Day - Ecology additions
16 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kristine Grayson
University of Richmond
Used in an Integrated Biological Principles II Class (Intro to Ecology/Evolution/Physiology) at University of Richmond
https://qubeshub.org/publications/809/?v=1
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Figure of the Day
03 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Arietta Fleming-Davies1, Jeremy M Wojdak2
1. University of San Diego 2. Radford University
Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/618/?v=1